Brake fluid is one of the main components that keeps your brakes working and stopping on time. When you push on the brake pedal, the master cylinder pressurizes the brake fluid, making sure the car stops.
When your vehicle doesn't have the correct amount of clean brake fluid, it would lessen or possibly eliminate your braking power. Over time, brake fluid attracts moisture, and because of this becomes corrosive. This corrosive fluid can eat at the braking system, causing leaks in the system. Some potential signs of a leak are reduced stopping power, hard pedal or a spongy pedal.
Since keeping your brake fluid free of corrosive material and of contaminants is vital, we recommend performing a brake fluid exchange every 30,000 miles or two years, whichever comes first. This will help keep your vehicle's braking system safe and fully operable.
Making sure you have the correct amount of fluid is just as important to keep the system properly pressurized. At Jerry Noonan's Auto Center, every vehicle that comes in receives a complimentary safety inspection, or as we like to call it, a courtesy check. Our technicians always inspect the brake fluid condition and level during the courtesy check.
Not sure if you need to have your brake fluid or brakes serviced? Give us a call, and we will be able to help you out with any of your brake system questions.
